Coffee-cabinet



(No Model.)

W. F. MOLAUG'HLIN. COFFEE CABINET.

No. 448,453. Patented Mar. 1'7, 1891.

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IVILIJIAM F. MCIIAUGIILIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COFFEE-CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 448,453, dated March 17, 1891.

Application filed November 11, 1890. Serial No. 371,031. (No model.)

To ail whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. l\IGLAUGH LIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coffee-Cabinets; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide an economiCally-constructed, strong, and durable coffee-cabinet having a lid so hinged to the top of the cabinet that the meeting edge of said top forms a stay or stop for limiting the opening movement of the lid and hold it in its open position.

My invention accordingly consists of the combination and construction and arrangement of parts forming a coffee-cabinet, as hereinafter more particularly described in the specification, and pointed out in the claim, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,.wherein-- Figure 1 is a perspective of the cabinet, partly broken away, embodying myinvention, showing the lid in its raised position. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of. the same.

A represents the cabinet, which may be of any suitable configuration; but I prefer the configuration shownt-hat is to say, it is in the form of a square or oblong box cut away at its front upper corner to form an inclined opening a. This box consists of a wood bottom B, of an y suitable thickness, and four sides and in contact with the top D to the back of the box 0 where they meet another strip E at the angle of the top D with the back G These strips E, E, E and E are suitably tacked to the respective contiguous parts of the box, as indicated at e, and strengthen or form additional support for the top D and the front and side edges of the opening a, so that beading or other upsetting of said opening edges is dispensed with, and yet said edges are stiffened so as to be extremely durable. The lid F has front and side flanged edges f f, respectively, to fit over the corresponding edges of the opening a, while its rear edge f is upset or beaded for the reception of a wire f said edge f being cut away at f 1, respectively, in order to receive the hinges G G, the wire f passing through said bead f and the hinges G G. The latter are separate from the top meeting edge d and are preferably composed of bent sheet metal, the ends g of which are suitably soldered to the under side of the top D. This described construction of the meeting edge cl of the top D and edge f of the lid F and of the hinges G provides for the edge (I serving as a stayor stop for the lid F to limit the extent of its opening movement and hold or support it in its open position, as indicated in Fig. 1 and more plainly in Fig. 2. The lid when thrown back does not contact with the top D,but assumes an inclined position slightly out, of perpendicular in the direction toward the back of the box, so that it cannot fall forward, and as the meeting edge CZ of the top D prevents it falling down upon the top D all strain on the hinges G G is avoided.

hen the cabinet is to be used for show-or exhibition purposes only, it maybe provided near its top with a wood or other analogous false bottom H, fitting the interior of the box, and suitably nailed or tacked to the sides of the box, as indicated at h. This false bottom, however, is dispensed with when the cabinet is used as a receptacle for holding quantities of coffee.

From the foregoing it will be noted that the cabinet has a thick wood bottom and le onforcing wood strips at its top to provide an economical construction that is strong and durable, dispensing with all beaded metal joints, except the beaded edge cl for support ing the lid when raised or opened. I

I are holes in the lid F for ventilating the box.

hat I claim is A coffee-cabinet A, having a wood bottom B, sheet-metal sides G C C 0 tacked or nailed to said bottom, and its front upper corner cut away to form an inclined opening. a, having side and front unbeaded edges, top D, having a front-beaded edge cl, forming the rearedge of opening a, wood strips E E E re-enforeing the side and front nnbeaded edges of opening CL, cover F, having front and side flanged edges ff, respeetive1y,to fit over the corresponding edges of the opening a, and rear edge f upset or headed for the rec-eption of a Wiref and said edge f being cut away at f f, strap-hinges G G, passing around said wire in said out-away portions f f of the edge f and having their ends 9 fastened to the under side of the top D, so that the edge (I of the latter forms a stay for limiting the extent of the opening movement of the lid F and holds or supports it in its open position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two, Witnesses.

WILLIAM F. MCLAUGHLIN.

Witnesses:

JNo. W. THIRSK, GRAHAM H. HARRIS. 

